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Rake (stock character)

In a historical context, a rake (short for rakehell, analogous to "hellraiser") was a man who was habituated to immoral conduct, particularly womanizing. Often, a rake was also prodigal, wasting his (usually inherited) fortune on gambling, wine, women, and song, and incurring massive debts in the process. Cad is a closely related term. Comparable terms…

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Rake (stock character)

Nodes130
Edges129
Triples15
Avg. degree1.98
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Sir or Lordinstance ofHe usually held a British aristocracy title0.80text
although Frenchinstance ofHe usually held a British aristocracy title0.80text
American cadsinstance ofHe usually held a British aristocracy title0.80text
swindlers were not uncommon.If employedinstance ofHe usually held a British aristocracy title0.80text
the cad would often work as an army officerinstance ofHe usually held a British aristocracy title0.80text
professional gamblerinstance ofHe usually held a British aristocracy title0.80text
hunterinstance ofHe usually held a British aristocracy title0.80text
billiards playerinstance ofHe usually held a British aristocracy title0.80text
actorinstance ofHe usually held a British aristocracy title0.80text
politicianinstance ofHe usually held a British aristocracy title0.80text
or aviator in later works set during the World War I erainstance ofHe usually held a British aristocracy title0.80text
kidnappinginstance ofsometimes he would resort to more nefarious acts0.80text

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